Climb Elbrus from the North

Height (m): 5642
Duration: 9 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Continent: Europe
Children: From 14 years old
Accomodation: Without tents

Why should you choose to climb Elbrus from the North with us? First off, because you are going to entrust our guides to care for your very own life and health. Unfortunately, accidents do happen in the mountains, and having reliable people to safeguard and take care of you is crucial. Our hotel and our refuge on Elbrus slope – along with our own equipment and outfit rental (the newest and biggest on Elbrus foothill) – are all designed to provide for your high profile and safe rest. All expeditions mentioned in Schedule and Services section are available upon request if 2 people are in the group. We offer also programs for family vacation – rest and recreation for your family members while you are busy climbing Mount Elbrus.

Important information:

Any exit from the shelter on the day of the ascent is an attempt.
For foreign citizens, if necessary, we make guest invitations to our tours

About the tour

Please note that unlike other guiding companies, we always climb Elbrus’s higher West summit (5642m) and the lower East one (5621m) – in order to avoid possible disaccord between group members.

Climbing Elbrus from the north, you will not see hotels, highways or restaurants, but you will get the opportunity to admire the night towns of KavMinvod and ancient moraines, which have amazing “lava” sculptures as decorations. And above all this splendor stands the huge Elbrus. Nearby, at an altitude of three kilometers, there is also a huge plateau — a natural airfield. During the war, the Germans used it for landing troops. Those who follow the “caravan route” from the south and descend there will not see all this. We offer you the most authentic climbing of Elbrus, with nights in a tent, mountain streams and a sea of romance. On our route you will not see or hear any signs of human civilization – only mountains and nature. Please note that only the Megafon operator is connected in the north of Elbrus.

We strongly recommend watching a lecture by our most experienced Elbrus guide about Elbrus.

9-day Schedule for a Guided Elbrus Climb from the North.

Day 1. Meeting at Mineralnye Vody airport or railway station, (plan arrive no later than 12 noon). Transfer to Emmanuel glade. Dinner and instructing the group. Overnight at the hut.
Day 2. Acclimatization hike with equipment to the refuge at 3700m, followed by descent. Sleeping in tents or huts on Emanuel glade. Overnight at the hut.
Day 3. Hike to the refuge. Overnight at the hut.
Day 4. Acclimatization hike to Lents Rocks (4700m). Overnight at the hut. (3700m).
Day 5. Rest day. Preparations for summiting. Overnight at the hut. (3700m).
Day 6. Summiting Mt. Elbrus, with start at 2 or 4 AM as the guide decides. Climbing Elbrus takes 6 to 10 hours. Overnight at the hut.
Day 7. Day reserved in case of having bad weather. Overnight at the hut.
Day 8. Descent and transfer to Mineralnye Vody. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9. Departure.

To give you peace of mind, the package tours we offer, as a rule, include all expenses you may face.

Included in the cost of Elbrus climb from North:

Hotel with accommodation in double rooms. Duration of stay depends on the schedule. Be careful — check out of the hotel before 12:00
Accommodation in huts. Duration of stay according to the climb schedule
All transfers mentioned in the itinerary
Meals three times a day throughout the trip on mountain. Dinner on the first day, breakfast – on the last
Breakfast in Mineralnye Vody
All required permits and registrations.
Mountain guides: one leading guide for the program of Elbrus South to North traverse and several assistants for the day of summiting, with a strict proportion of 1 guide per three climbers. This means that if there are four clients in a group, there will be two guides for them. We have no limitation of attempts for the group to summit. However, if part of the group made it to the summit while some members failed to, summiting is considered successful, and any additional attempts are made for additional payment.
Equipment for the group (ropes, ice screws, radios, first aid set, satellite navigators/GPS).
Rent a duffel bag for rental and personal equipment during the ascent

Not included in the cost of Elbrus climb from North:

Single accommodation
Personal equipment
Services of guides and cooks in case of any deviations to the original schedule.
Lunches and dinners in Mineralnye Vody
Any costs caused by the changing of the programs

List of equipment for climbing mount Elbrus from the North.

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Rock-and-Rent has absolutely everything, of a good high level, you can arrive even in shorts (especially if you book everything in advance, we will give you a ride to the north of Elbrus). We selected all the equipment based on only one factor: maximum compliance with the conditions of Elbrus, where we have been driving since 2001!

And yes, we have compiled this list very carefully, in total, the company’s guides have conducted several thousand ascents, and we do not think that there is anything superfluous in it!

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